SOCIAL NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXXII, Issue 2762, 14 August 1931, Page 2

SOCIAL NEWS.

The Girls’ Bridge Club met on Wednesday evening at the residence of Mrs J. Bockett. The first pri ?.e was won by Miss Isie Halligan and the hidden number by Mrs Bockett. The Paeroa Ladies’ Bridge Club met on Tuesday evening at the residence of Mrs W. J. Towers. The hostesses were Mrs W. Barclay and Miss Dawber. The first prize was'won by Mrs G. P. Lamb and the second prize by Mrs E. S. Masters. Last week a delightful handkerchief afternoon was given by Mrs H. Vause, of Turua, the guest of honour being Miss Mules. There were twenty ladies present. During the afternoon, competitions were held and were won by Miss Madgwick and Mrs Owens. In the Netherton Hall last Saturday evening the Blue Sparks advanced yet another stage with the 500 tournament. The attendance was very fair, both in the dance hall and the card room. The winners of the 500 were Miss Gibbings, first, and Mrs W. Harold, second, in the ladies’ section; and Mr Walker, first, and Mr T. D. Rice, second, in the gentlemen’s section. The euchre tournament will be continued next Saturday night. Prior to her approaching marriage, Miss Violet Charlesworth was last night, in the Soldiers’ Club, tendered a kitchen and social evening. There was a large gathering of friends present. Dancing was indulged in, the music being supplied by the Blue Sparks Orchestra. The Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss Esther Vincent and Mr R. Morrison, and the spot waltz by Miss Muriel Mettam and Mr Fow’er. During the evening the bride-to-be opened the numerous parcels, and a large assortment of useful gifts was displayed. Mr M. Curran thanked all present for their

attendance, and for making the evening such a success.

“I observed a pretty scene at the Horse Show at Olympia between Princess Elizabeth and a gallant Frenchman,” states a writer in the “Daily Mail.” “The little girl stood very close to her mother’s side while the Duke and Duchess shook hands with the most brilliant horseman of the different nations represented at the show. As she shyly passed the group of French officers, the man in the centre held out his hand. He was one of the finest riders in the world, Commandant A. de Laissardiere, the horseman who won the King’s Gold Cup in 1923. Politely the little princess took it, and they shook hands warmly, while the gallant officer gazed in admiration at the charming picture made by the small girl and her mother.”